You are your habits.

The traditional approach to improvement and achievement – desire and hard work -- will not get you there. What is needed instead is the “right sort of practice.”

In fact, becoming an “expert” in something is largely a matter of improving your mental processes. As humans, our goal should be not just to reach our potential, but to deliberately build it, to make things possible that were not possible before.

Most career guides will tell you to channel your energy into doing the best you can, but not many will tell you to put as much effort in being the best you can be. Remember: Investing in yourself is the only risk-free venture that can yield maximum returns.

Our team of actuaries and researchers spend our energy and time investigating what drives optimal engagement and performance in an organization.

We dive into behavioral economics, social contagion theory, environmental psychology and more to look at all the factors that contribute to performance. The most common element we have found among these factors is that they are all driven by our habits: the repetitive actions we take each day as employees.